
Tamaraneans are known to manipulate ultraviolet energy in immeasurable ways, which even allows them to travel at near lightspeeds in deep space.

This may mean Titans’ Starfire will have a more comic-accurate power-set. Kory claims her new powers after losing the power of fire in the show must have been there all along. She does absorb ultraviolet radiation but releases it in the form of green energy bolts.

That ability solely belongs to her sister Blackfire. In the comic books, Starfire never does possess the power of fire. She even gains access to prophetic visions and can levitate. Even after losing her power of fire, Starfire still has her superhuman Tamaran physiology as well as the ability to generate bolts of blue light. She could even use it to create a defensive forcefield. The power of fire she previously had allowed her to absorb ultraviolet radiation and use it for energy blasts. Starfire’s Powers – How They Are Different In The Show Than In The Comics Starfire PowersĪs she is a Tamaranean, Starfire possesses a regenerative healing factor, super strength, and a host of energy manipulation abilities. When Starfire was healing Blackfire in Titans season 3 episode 10, the latter merely absorbed back the power that originally belonged to her. To ensure the Tamaran public never comes to know about this deception, he hired a soothsayer and transferred Blackfire’s power of fire into Starfire. And unlike Starfire, she did possess the power of fire. Blackfire – Titansīlackfire was the second-born. But her father, to appease the masses and save the royal bloodline, lied to his subjects.

To become the ruler, one must possess the power of fire. There were many challengers to the throne. Starfire was born during a time of civil unrest in Tamaran. Starfire’s New Origin Story Starfire – The Retcon That Changes EverythingĪs revealed in season 3, the origin story of Starfire’s powers and her relationship and rivalry with Blackfire is a bit more complicated than we imagined. But then Kory reveals she has another set of powers that were unknown to the team. In Titans Season 3 Episode 10, Starfire loses all her powers when Blackfire absorbs them while being healed by her sister.
